The Arab uprisings : what everyone needs to know / James L. Gelvin.

By: Gelvin, James L, 1951-Material type: TextTextSeries: What everyone needs to know: Publisher: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015Edition: Second editionDescription: xii, 210 pages ; 22 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780190222741Subject(s): Protest movements -- Arab countries -- History -- 21st century | Protest movements -- Middle East -- History -- 21st century | Arab countries -- Politics and government -- 21st century | Middle East -- Politics and government -- 21st century | Protest movements -- Middle East | Arabländerna | Contestation -- États arabes -- Histoire -- 21e siècle | Contestation -- Moyen-Orient -- Histoire -- 21e siècle | États arabes -- Politique et gouvernement -- 21e siècle | Moyen-Orient -- Politique et gouvernement -- 21e siècle | Contestation -- Moyen-Orient | POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International | HISTORY -- Middle East -- General | Politics and government | Protest movements | Arab countries | Middle East | Politischer Protest | Umsturz | Arabische Staaten | Arabiska våren 2010- | Proteströrelser | Politiska förhållanden | 2000-2099Genre/Form: History.DDC classification: 909/.097492708312 LOC classification: JQ1850.A91 | G37 2015Other classification: POL040020 | HIS026000
Contents:
A revolutionary wave? -- The beginning: Tunisia and Egypt -- Uprisings in weak states: Yemen and Libya -- "Coup-proofed": Bahrain and Syria -- The regional and global meanings of the Arab uprisings.
Summary: "The Arab Uprisings: What Everyone Needs to Know answers readers' questions about the history and current state of the Arab world and addresses all aspects of the uprisings of 2010 to 2011, including their causes, the role of social media, the diverse paths they have taken, the role of the United States and the uprisings' impact on the United States, and possible outcomes"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The Arab Uprisings: What Everyone Needs to Know answers readers' questions about the history and current state of the Arab world and addresses all aspects of the uprisings of 2010 to 2011, including their causes, the role of social media, the diverse paths they have taken, the role of the United States and the uprisings' impact on the United States, and possible outcomes"-- Provided by publisher.

A revolutionary wave? -- The beginning: Tunisia and Egypt -- Uprisings in weak states: Yemen and Libya -- "Coup-proofed": Bahrain and Syria -- The regional and global meanings of the Arab uprisings.

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